iluomo t1_j6729o8 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 4:17 AM

Reply to comment by tvieno in TIL about foreign accent syndrome. This is a very rare (~100 cases worldwide) but real medical condition where people abruptly begin speaking in a foreign accent following head trauma like a bad migraine, accident, or stroke. by veety

Yeah, a lot of foreign accents exist because the people that learned foreign languages never formed the ability to produce certain vocal sounds because they are not relevant to their native tongue. Therefore, if you happen to lose the ability to produce a particular sound that is relevant to your own language, you'll sound foreign.